| Elena Anaya | |
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| Born | July 17, 1975 Palencia, Castilla y León, Spain |
Elena Anaya (born July 17, 1975) is a Spanish actress whose career dates back to 1995.
Anaya was born in Palencia, Spain on July 17, 1975. She first received international attention in 2001 for her role in the sexually explicit drama Lucía y el sexo (Sex and Lucía) and also appeared in Pedro Almodóvar's Hable con ella (Talk to Her). Her best-known Hollywood film role was as a vampire in 2004's Van Helsing, playing Dracula's bride, Aleera. She is also featured in Justin Timberlake's music video for his 2006 single, SexyBack.
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| Year | Title | Directed by | Notes |
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| 2009 | Room in Rome | Julio Medem | filming |
| Hierro | Gabe Ibanez | post-production | |
| Cairo Time | Ruba Nadda | ||
| 2008 | Sólo quiero caminar | Agustín Díaz Yanes | |
| L'instinct de mort | Jean-François Richet | ||
| 2007 | Savage Grace | Tom Kalin | |
| Miguel & William | Inés París | ||
| In the Land of Women | Jon Kasdan | ||
| 2006 | Alatriste | Agustín Díaz Yanes | |
| Stage Kiss | Eduardo Carrillo | ||
| 2005 | Fragile | Jaume Balagueró | |
| Dead Fish | Charley Stadler | ||
| 2004 | Van Helsing | Stephen Sommers | |
| Ana y Manuel | Manuel Calvo Margallo | ||
| 2003 | Dos tipos duros | Juan Martínez Moreno | |
| 2002 | Sin noticias de Dios | Agustín Díaz Yanes | |
| La habitación azul | Walter Doehner | ||
| Rencor | Luis Miguel Albaladejo | ||
| Hable con ella | Pedro Almodóvar | ||
| 2001 | Lucía y el sexo | Julio Médem | |
| 2000 | El árbol del penitente | José Mª Borrell | |
| El invierno de las anjanas | Pedro Telechea | ||
| 1999 | Las huellas borradas | Enrique Gabriel-Lipschutz | |
| 1998 | Finisterre, donde termina el mundo | Xavier Villaverde | |
| Lágrimas negras | Fernando Bauluz | ||
| 1997 | Grandes ocasiones | Felipe Vega | |
| Familia | Fernando León de Aranoa | ||
| 1996 | África | Alfonso Ungría |
| Year | Awards | Group | Film | Result |
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| 2002 | Goya Awards | Best Supporting Actress | Lucía y el sexo (2002) | Nominated |
| Spanish Actors Union | Film: Supporting Performance | Won | ||
| 2006 | Barcelona Film Awards | Best Actress | Fragile (2005) | Nominated |
2004: Named as one of European films' Shooting Stars by European Film Promotion.
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